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* \ir \- / JL\TWELFTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUKSDAY MORNTXG , AUGUST 1 , 37.( Successors lo Fred Lnng. )Take plrnniro in annnu-c'ng tn tlipublic mid thpjr friends tlia- they afprepared to fill orders inGROCERIESat lower prices than over , consequently wo have made reduction * in overdepartment of oar business , besidewo have added some of the l.ttcsbrands of luno Pauoy Grocerieq , niuin large varieties. We are uUo making arrangements to supply our cuetomera with the latest brand ofBRANDIES ,M > >AND WIHES.only for medical purposes. Ourstoclbeing now complete in every n-spectwo invite the public to come and examineamino our goods. Wo always keepCHOICE BRANDS OFCOSTA RICCAOld Government Java ,ANDMOGHA COFFEESa \ery fine lot otJapan (Pureuti Ground and WholeStandard CaliforniaCaeed pried Fruits ,The very best brands of PUEE"r/STTD TT - "Imported SWISS ANDLliViBURGER CHEESE.Fine Oil and MustardSARD'IWBS !Beat brands ofYeart Powders ,Crpam Tartar , Sodd and Saleratus.Tlomember wo make a specialty oithe infallible and celebratedSCHUYLERSNOWFLAKE FLOUROURTobacco and Cigar DepartmentIs complete , and you can find thebest brands in the market.Our Boot and Shoa Department.Cannot b better stocked , r.nd don'tyou forgot that wo keepBoots & Slicesof all the Latest Styles and bestmakes that can be obtained.Lately wo have added to our business aSHIPPING DEPARTMENT ,which will bo under the supervisionof the senior partner , and will bo runfor the benefit of these tluu may desire -sire to ship produce to ua ; farmersthat are not able to come to town andhave produce for nalo can ship same byexpress or freight , wo will always paythe highest market price in caah or inuoot.li , therefore , when you do bhipstate what is needed. Wo also re/ quest all that may ship Butter andEggs to see that they are always fresh ,as wo cannot sell any other to ourcustomers.Heimrod& Dorman ,Corner 13th and Jackson.THE HOME RUN ,Gongrtrs Disposing of ImportanBills cat a Lively Eato.The Ns.vnl Bill Patched in MnnPlncea nnd Passed bythe Sftmte.Tae Pro ipeob of E < tiy.djourrmerit Brightened by theDay'd Work.Holluiaa and Hiscock Succoom Shelving GeuoralG-raut.mThe Want of a QuorutgCotEtrie Republioau o'Compromiao. P" " " "Hiiuclrcds of Rioli nmi 'Poor Dad !Ulttoii 1 > 7 the Rocotit Stiil-Matters of Gonornl Interest From tuNational Capital.CAP1TAX. KOTES.Special Di pitchci to TIM Eitr.THE STAU nOUTfcS." \VASIIISOTOX , July 31. Ex-SenateMitchell , of Orogoiij appeared aa wilnena for the defense in the star routtrial to-doy. Ho testified ho had frifrequent conversation with Urady corcorning extension of mail aervico iiOregon. In many instances ho haipresmited pfctitious to Brady and h.iiondoracd and urged them on him. IIwould do the same thing apain undosimilar circumstances. Ilo iiovorecommended an increaao or expcditiori except upon the n quest of conaiituunciea. The sitfnors of the petitions \vero highly respuotablo citizaiiEUpon cross-examina'.nn witness sailthe expense of the increase never enteredterod into his mind when ho rocommt'tidod it. lie only took care of hiown region Ho hud nothing to dwith the contractor ! ) .Valentino , of Xtbraska , testified hhad culled almost daily for some tiniupon Urady in connection with tinincru u > o of mail facilitica in his seetion. Ilo underatood his peopliwanted fast and frtqtiont mails. IIdid not always obtain the increassought for , being mot with the objection that the receipts were toijmall.Secretary Teller was the next witness.ness.Toiler said he waa a mail coutractoiind knew witness Walsh ; ho linehoard a portion of his testimony , ancread the remainder.Vitncsa wasnaked if he had over given postaldrafts to Walsh , but the question waiobjected to by the prosucution. Itthe argument "which lollo uilfMngor'jell said it might como to 'light thaiPeterson had paid Walsh as his attortiy , but that General Brady knownothing of the transaction. If thpj: ould prove Peterson had never paidthe money to Brady , ns testified bjWalsh , it would certainly destroy tin; oundation of that statement and tend: o discredit the entire conversation ,A. long argument followed upon tintpoint which was interrupted by tinjsual recess.After reco&s , Blisa took up the ar; ument and said if fho evidence wafi3mittod tha government would havi; o produce documentary evidencevliich would BIOW the disposition ol.ho draft wns totally inconsistent witli: ho story which ho assum t i'otbrEOi :vould toll.John L. French , chief clerk in thejfiico of the second assistant pjst-naster general , t stilled. Ilia cvi-lenco boio on the customary practice) f contractors to form combinations'or certain contracts and let contracts30 given to ono o the combinationvho socrectly represented the clique ,lo then yuvo a long description oloutcs and said that it was a frequenticcurronce to clnnge the service un-Icr the contract after execution. Ad-ourncd.HKTIIIIXG GUANT ,When the bill placing General3rant on the retired list Was reachedn the hoiuQ this afternoon there waelonsiderable of a flurry noticeable onho fluor. Holnian objeited to con-iderin ' bills on the spuakor'ri table at,11 , , and to carry hia point made aloint that there was no quorum. IJol-nan and Hiscook were appointed tei-ora. When.thoy took their places toimke a count of the house , Iliacuckirger him to withdraw his objection ,aying that the republicans would notry to pasa the bi 1 this season , and if.0 would withdraw they would allowb to bo sent to the military committeerith the underutandHiig that nothinglore of it shou'd bo heard this eoason.'o this arrangement llolmun , whoid the democratic oppoaition.coiiaent- .d , and after a vote was taken to lay; on the table so as to give all whoesircd a chance to make a record onlie bill , it was referred.THE MINING FUVUlt.The fever for dabbling in miningtocka of any and all kinds which wasa prevalent hero for the past year hasamplutely died out. About two years[ p stock of about ono dozen mines inlow Mexico , Arizona and Mexico was) ld hero in very largo quantities.Ireat returns were promised to theivored few who put the ball inlotion , A splendid profit was paid ,'hey ' spoke about it and their friendsashed in to get some of the eamoind. A majority of them have ro-alvod nothing but anHossmont certi-catoa sin en. There are batkctfuls oflining stocks now offered , for sale herot h'gurea loaa than one-twentieth ofhat was paid for it , while others aretiling to give it away , Col. Bob In-arsoll is loser to the extent cf § 30-30. Others have lost in proportion ,ut those who can least bear the lossre a number of employes of thegovernment , department men nnwomen , who bought in small amount :having boon caught by the exaggerateand captivating arguments of tlithe wealth of mines that wcro ciiculatcd so freely about that time.A LOVIMI I'AIU.Ono of the sights on the lloor ot tlihouse to-day , writes a Critic reportoiwns a close conference between ConRressnien Hobeson aim Hosucsatis , thformer , who evidently was itruiug ainterview , entwined his arm arontithe neck of the old war veteran onwhispered into hid oar with us ninegush and confidence- one oohoogirl whispering to another.THE HAlillOU IIH.L.The general Impression to-nightthat the river and harbor bill will 1approved and that the president wiscud a mcasapo to the hotiso to-morow giving formal notica of his a ]proval , but expressing the intontidto exercise discretionary authority ithe executive in directing the oxpemituro of the money appropriated.TUB HEW flONIW.Secretary Folgcr wilKiegin to awni0 per conta in exchange for aurrondoed bonds of August. All applicatioireceived on and nftnr tn-morron * wiVin opened and tiled away in reguhorder.MAIL BKIIVILK.The oeiiatii to-day concurred in tlihouao amendment to the bill original !introduced by Senator Hill , of CoUrado , providing for the extension iservice on certain mail routes and f <temporally service on mail routiwhere contractois fail to perform threquired service.JAPANESE INDEMNITY TUN1) .The conference committee on thJapanese in enmity fund to-dapractically agreed to allow 5 per coninterest on the amount involved. Thproposition will bo laid before the rtspcctivo houses for action to-morronHEXATEWASHINGTON , July 30. Bill pnventing counterfeiting or circulalioof such securities of foreign governments within the territory of thUnited States , panaed.A reaolutton directing the committee on pensions to report a bill granting pensions to those who have leean arm or log in the service of thUnited States was referred.The naval appropriation bill prrccoded with. Voting on the bill tbegin at 3 o'clock.An amendment waa adopted requiring the secretary of the navy , itisteaiof selling condemned vessels to report to congress at the next acssioiauch vessels as may bo unfit.The advisability of empowering thsecretary of the navy to close tiseluunavy yards , tranftlor puiishable storeand property to other j .irda , und ruquire him to report the facts in oaclc.xso to congreas , waa discussed b ]Senators Bayard and Plumb , as tithe e fleet which the concentration othe civil establishment of other yardiat favored points might have iniluoacing elections ; Senator Plumb maintaining it could-have no olleat on tinopprdprfftlion for the civil force in th'the yards was ridiculously inadequate ,Senator Bayard contended that oxsoptions should be in favor of tinplant on machinery companies , whiclinvolved millions of dollars. Ho reyarded the provision as having the cfFeet of crippling the yards , and thiiwould be injurious at this time , wheitfo had a navy behind us and the probxble creation of u new one in tinfuture.Senator Allison deprecated strikitifjut the provision a.3 it would involvei loss of the proviso which the sonattjommitteo had inserted in it , prohibit[ ng oily deficiency being made hereaf.or for the civil establishment.Upon the suggestion of Souatoidale , the senate agreed to insert tinivord "perishable" before "property.1Senator Bayard moved to strike on; ho item empowering the uecrotary ol.ho navy to close uselesi navy yards ,.ransfer perishable stores and proper ! }; o other yards , nnd directing them tceport the facts upon win Ji ho acts tilongress.Senator Beck called attention to the( xponsiveness of the navy yard civilistablishmunt and remarked he novoiixpoctod to see the party in poweiviilingly consent to the abolition olho yards , They were now willing tclo this , and ho was willing to stand) y and assist them. Thoreforu hoavorod the provision and opposed thenotion.Ssnator Bayard'a motion [ irevai.'ud ' ;: eas 31 , nays 2tThe appropriation for payment ofnbor in ecjuippitig vessels , etc. , inlavy yards waa increased ? DO,000 ,iiakmg the total $750,000.Senator Plumb moved to insert airoviso repealing all laws providingor promotion und increase of pay onho retired list. Agreed to , after as-uranco that the proviso would not boetroactive.A number of proposed amendmentsr-oro ruled out upon a question ot or-! or. The bill was reported to theenato and all the amendments in theommittco of the whole were concuredD , except onoofl'ored , by Senator Buckeducing the appropriation for finish-' ) % the Miantonomuh and other ironlads from 81,000,000 to g-100,000 ,nd stopping further proceediilga un-or contracts of March 3 , 1877. Uponliis K eoparato vote was demanded ,eaiiltinc ; yeas 31 , nays 23 , So themondment was retained in the bill ,ill votes in the negative were giveny the republicans ; Senators Camo-m , ( \Vis. , > Ingalls , Sherman , Van) ck and Davis , ( Ills. , ) voted ayeith the democrats ; Kolloi ; and Sowollare paired with Lamar and MoPhor-an , respectively.Senator Miller ( C.il. ) moved to fix10 number of lieutenants at twoundred inateid of two hundred andventy-five. Not agreed to 24 to 33.Senator Bayard moved to strike outF the item giving the secretary of theavy discretion to place oilioora whenot at sea on a furlough as well as onlave of absence or waiting order pay ,10 part relating to furlough pay , Hekid that in other grades oflicera revived tvro.thirda , but when onirlough only half pay , and that thiswas au arbitrary discretion which hasuinetitnis been abused. Ho InstAiicod a case within his kuowltdgin which an ollicer had been cut dowihilf pay for giving testimony the secretaryrotary did not liko. The motion unadopted , 27 to 2(5. (The bill then passed on a viva vocvote.vote.House bill restoring Fort Bcnto :military domain to tlib public domaiand for other purposed , passed.On motion of Senator Allison thsundry civil bill was taken up. Thbill was read for action on oomiuittcamendments.On motion of Senator Confer V\appropriation of § 23,000 for lighteibuoys WHS amended to prohibit thpayment of any patent right until thlight house board has approved thkind of buoy with its price , and thamount already charged ,After twenty oiio pages hai bceidisposed of the bill was laid aide until to-morrow , with the expectationthat it will then bo completed.Senator Alliiion , from the coiifoimice on the legislative npprnpriiUioibill , reported disagreement , andnew conference wts ordered. AiljutKiiiul.llOtff-K I'UOCKKDI.SOS.The bill restoring Fort Bontoii militnry reservation to the public domainpassed ,The president approved the ordepermitting the shipment of a suitablsupply of liquors to Sitka , Alaska , fomedical purposes during the prevalencevalence of measles and scarlet feverJlr. Rice , from the committee oiforeign affairs , reported a joint resolution providing for a now mixed commission in accordance with the treat1of April 26. 1800 , with the Unite !States and Venezuela. Referred ticommittee of the whole and leavigranted the minority t.o file a minorit ;report.Air. Harris reported back the joinresolution instructing the secretary othe navy to convcnoa court of inquirjto investigate the circumstances attending the loss of * the steameJoannolto. Calendar. 'The hoiiBo proceeded to consideration ot business on the speaker's tableThe senate bill to provide for tindisposition of Fort Larned militar ;reservation , passed.The Bonato bill for the retirement oGen. Grant having boon reached , Mr.McKouzie ( Ivy , ) moved it bo laiiupon the table. Lost , yeas 77 , na > i83. The bill was then referred to tincommittro on military alFairs.Mr. Doerim ? ( Iowa ) , submitted tconference report on the Creek orphai[ und bill , which was agreed to.Mr. Iliscoch , chairman of the committeemittoo on appropriations , reported ijoint resolution appropriating SGO.OOtto supply the deficiency in the appropriation for fees ot the United Stateidistrict attorneys. Passed. Recestwas taken ; the evening session to btfor the consideration of pension billsEVENING SESSION.The naval appropriation bill was receivedcoived from the senate. The amend'monta wore ordered printed and ref erred to the committee oil appropria-t'njna. The house thpj -tftr-Pn"sinjfifteen pension bills tvnlr tuvoral bilhgiving condemned cannons for monumentalmental purposes , adjourned.DESTRUCTIVE FIKEA. Million Dollars Worth of ProportjDestroyed Several Lives Lost.Special Dispatch to 'IUK IlKK.NKW YOUK , July 31. The llouimills of Ilecker ifc Co. , burned thismorning. Two hundred men employ-L'd in the building ran for their livesind it in believed all escaped.The wpico and Hour mills of Sawyer ,Baera & Fiahor , also burned. Thereis an ytt no voriOcation of the reportthat six lives were lost. Ono firemanwai af'iioualy hurt , and two othersDvercotno by heat.At least fifteen tenement houaos opposite were destroyed , and the occupants had to ily for their lives , as; ho fire burned with great rapidityuul fierceness , The walls of the flournill fell in , killing two firemen. Four'actory hands perished in the flames.[ t is reported a number of these ro-liding in tenement houses across theitreot were unable to escape and wcroimong the deadCiiUMflo , July 31. The manager> f the Chicago branch of Heckor it3o.'s mills saya the loss on the ma-ihinory and buildings alone of the twonills , if both nro destroyed , will reach? 1,000,000. The stock is estimatedit § 125,000 , The insurance will notiover the IonsCRIMINAL NEWS.l > -c'al D Pii-itthcs tu TIIK Kir.IIHKACU OF rilOMIHi : .PJIOVJDBNOK , R. I. , July 31. Anction for breach of promise has beenirought by llattio A , Enu'ley againstjovi Wilson , claiming $50,000 dam-gcs. The father of the girl hasirought action , alleging seduction ofii daughter , and ho also claims dam-ges of § 50,000. It neemu that Wil-on and the girl had lived together asnan and wife , nnd when they arrangedeparation the girl , over her own eig-lature , acknowledged receiving ? i"0-00 , wliich she now denies having ro-oived , and assorts the receipts wereraudulontly obtained.A IlllMAUKAIILK CASK.CINCINNATI , July 31. A remark-bio case of dishonesty haa just comou light. The late Gco. F. Daughty ,ecrotary of the Cincinnati , Now Or-aana & Texas Pacific Railroad coin-any , uttered an over iasuo of $400-00 of stock of thut ro d. The over-isuo was promptly turned into cash ,ut the stock in some way lias boonlanipuluted back to himself ,A TAMI'IKO THIKK ,TOLEDO , 0 , July 30. FV. . B..rmitage , ropretiontativo in this cityf the mercantile agency of R O.Iuiui it Co , , and formerly of Bt.louis and Kaunas City , is behind inia accounts und bus left the city ,'he ' company has offered a reward foris arrest , The amount of hia dcful-ie not yet known ,A BEAR VICTOHY ,Russia Divides tlio Eastern QUBStioii and Closes the Con-foroncB ,Refusing to Consider any Quoetlon Boyoud Protectionof the Canal ,Too Eastern Wnr Otoud Ateo } 31oody HUB inConsequence ,The B.Mio nud Smow of EgypPetition the Porte inArnbi'd Bohalf.Report * CtmonrnitiiMatter * t\t the Scat ofVnr. .TUo Irlab Aronra of Honla Bill PUSBOby the House of Lords Goii-oral ForoiRii Mows.Special Di'p.Uches to TllK BEE.A WAKNI.NO TO AHA1II.CONHTANTINUI'LK , July 31. TllO Eljawaib ( inspired journal ) publishes niarticle severely blaming Arabi 1'ashna being the cause of the present complications in Eijypt , and declaring iho dnofl not aubinit it will bo nocessar ,to proclaim him n robol.THU OOXFHllKNCK KNDHD.Otiov , Russian representative , informed the conference that Uussiconsidered the Egyptian question divided into t\vo distinct parts and thaho was iiiBtcuutud to participate in tindeliberations only when the qucstioiof the Suez canal was under dincussiun. In coimcquei cj of tindcclnr.Uiou the conference is considered terminated.1UCIUNQ AltUlI.Tim I'orto roccivcd n petition aignciby 2,000 Egyptian notables , requesting the sultan not tn ratify the dismissal of Arabi Pasha by the khediveTIM : ruuNcii MINISTRY.PAUIS , .July 31. The chatnbor oilepnties , at the suggestion of u r.xdicamember , adjourned to awnlt the formition of a now ministry. It is believe <President Grovy will have 11 conferunco to-morrow with the presidon-a oboth chuinbora with a view to tinformation of u now cibinct.rnr. KIIWIIVK'S IMMIMIT ,ALKXAMUUA , July 31. The khelive hua authorized the British to ocsupy as much of the Suez canal a :Llioy think necessary for the oxpulaioi} f rebels ,THE IIEDOUINS.Aiubi Pasha has authorized tinUeilouma on the canal to obey MDnLcsaups. All persons furnishccwith permit trom DoLesaops nriillowed to proceed bo Cairo. ' Tinkhedive has telograpod for 200 Italiatuul 40 Swiss policemen to protect tin: ity. The Spuniah inm-clnd Xaragoziproceeded to Ishmaila.A MISSING JIinSHII'MAN.ALKXANDUIA , July 31. Midshipnan DiiOhiir , of the ironclad Alexindria , Bout to Ilnmloh Saturdayuorning with a niessngo , IMS not since) eon heard of.It is reported the garrison olUjoukir surrendered to the British.SOLD our.Arabi Pasha isauod a manifesto doilaring Ivhodivo Tow file had soleSgypt to the British and retired t < .nglaiid. Arabi thurufcro orderedho people to obey him until theirophot enlightened him to find iworthier khudivo.Murders are constantly occurring in'ailwny trains , Mobs search everyrain for Christiana.I'KAfi : I'llOl'OHITIONM.Arabi Pasha has made proposition !ooking toward peace with the kliodivo ,i'ho latter , however , has answered'No terms will bo acceptable exceptinoonditionnl Biirronder. "It seems that Midshipman DoOlmiitopped beyond the lines and wasuken prisoner.( IXKMANY'ri INHTKUITIONB.The commandur nf the German; unboat Moowe , at Port Sa'd ' , hasicon instructed an no account to landronpH , bur. if nocoAiary to takeiurmttn subjects aboard lin vo nol.SI'AI.V AND OII1U ,MADIUD , July ! ( ! . A treaty Innicon concluded between Spain andJhill ,OANK I'lUKS.HAVANA , July 31. During the sea-on there wcro I'M fires in the oiiiooldutwenty incendiary and twelvef unknown origin ; sixteen incen-iarioa were captured.INC'HKASINO TJIK TAXKH.LONDON , July 31 , In the com-ions the motion made by Gladstonen submitting the vote of credit ,Tonday last , that three pence beddedddod to the income tax for the latteralf of the year , was agreed to ,IIUBII AllKKAHB OK KENT.LONDON , July 31. In the house ofmln this afternoon on a motion foroing into a committee on the Irish ar-uars of rent bill , Earl Campurdown ,boral , asked for aomo oaaurance tiat |0 further important changes relative1 contracts between landlord andjntinta in Ireland be proposed.Lord Oarlingford , lord of the privyeal , mid ho could answer allirmative-, - , The present bill , lie Bind , was notprecedent for changes in the landct.Marquis of Salisbury moved anmendment , the efl'ect of which wouldo that the landlord could rotuao hisimsont to the tenant applying for roof under the bill , in cases where hoisbelieved in the tenant's inability touv.Lord Oarlingford opposed theuiondmcnt , Ho said the result wouldbo to utterly stullify the government'land legislation.Marquis of Lnndsdowno ( liberal ) amLord Derby ( liberal conservative ) opposed the amendment.The amendment carried , 120 t <15. The roll-mining clauses of the atroars bill were agreed to and the houaadjourned.Auciint.stior CHOKE'S ADVICE ,DniUN , July 31 , Archbisho ;Croko , speaking ntKmly , County Tipporary , a-Jviaoil Irishmen not to emiSK > cl ' nitpttch to TIIK linn.WASHINGTON , Aug. 1 , 1 A. M. IndlcitiotiH ! or upper Mississippi amMissouri Valleys , fair weathervariable winds , mostly easterly ; statinnnry temperature mid pressureThe rivcra remain nearly stationaryYollowr Jaoh <Sl'CChl 0 xjutcli to Til it 1IFK ,LAUP.IIO , Tex. , July 31.- Surrounding pointn hnvo established ttric( niar.inlino against Brownsville amMntamoras. Several deaths oecurreiSunday from yoljoxy fever.CREW COURAGE.TUo Deputy CT. S. Mnrabnl Stnnda Oln Dnuucon Mob.Thiro were an unusual number odrunkn last night , not a few of whoi ;were landed in jitil during the ovening. Two or three lights also occurredOno of thcso were at the rcstauranon Douglas street , between Twolftland Thirteenth. The baligorcnt Slocumb was landed in jail and brokecouple of chairs before ho could bcalmed down. Mac was cqml to tinemergency , however , and undo hiiisurrender unconditionally.The worst row was that on Twolftlstreet , about 11 o'clock , ever the arrout of a young nun named Connolly ,who tvas on a hii > h old drunk. OllieoiC ! rady undertook toearront him , ancwas surrounded by a crowd of rough )bent on rescuing the prisoner , A1thia juncture Deputy U. S. MurshalKnuik Crow , who is as plucky aa ho isgood looking , appeared on the scene ,and , neeing the otliccr's danger , drewa ruvohur on the crowd and stoodthem oil' until O'Ur.uly got his manaway. It was a very neat and com-moi.dable pleco of work , and M r.CrowHhowed that ho was made of theright oort of timber.A FAREWELLQonornl Crook to Rocolvo n Forinn !Farewell on August 25tb.On Priday ovcning , at a little impromptu supper given General Oroolnt the residence of lion. Ezra MillardIt was determined to give the retiringcommander of the department of tinPlatte a public banquet before Ins departureparturo for hio now field in ArizonaThis resulted in the following correspondencerespondonce , which explains itself :To General Ooorgu Qrob , Oiu&lia > . . ,DKAII GKNEHAL : Tiio'uhdcrsignocare n committee roprcaenting many olyour friends who desire to moot yoi ;with kindly greutini/u before you dn <part from among us. Will you therefore ploaao name a date upon which itwill bo convenient for you to recoivtit their hands the testimonial of npublic banquet ut the Millard hotel inthis city ,llospoctfully yours ,E. WAKBI.KV ,0. F. MA.vnnusoy ,CJ. L MII.I.KK ,TllOMAH LG. 0. BAHTON ,LIlIUMANE/.ltA MlI.t.AUD ,Chairman ,Omaha , July 20 , 1882.IPnt/iiH DIJIT. or TIIK Pi-A-rru ,Co.M.MANDINO CJlINI/ Ornoi : , >OMAHA , Nob. , July 30,1882. JI'o lion. Fzrn Mlllnnl , Juclxu I ! . Wnkcloy , ( Jen-cralO. K. Ja'iiler ! oii , Dr. Oto L , Miller , Tlioai. . Klnilmll , cuij , 0 , U , I'nrtou , Kti ] . , Ilcrnmnlioiiiil/e , rH ( | . , C'onmilttcu :GKNTLKMKN : In reply to your favorif the 20th itiflt , , asking ma to namethe date upon which it would bo convenient for mo to receive at the hands} f my Omaha friends the testimonial) f a public banquet at the Millardtotol , in thia city , I have the honor, o name Friday. August 25.I fool it incumbent on mo to Day ,jontlemon , that I can in no luinso con-itrno this honor as personal to tny-> elf , but fuel that it in moro strictlyntondod M an oxprcsalnn of your sat-afdction with tlio manner in which, luj work ot military administration\M \ boon curried on by the ollicorn andnon whom it has been my good fort-mo to command.Tha mutual confidence and ploui-int relations existing at all timeslotweon you citizens and the military.uthorities . prompt mo to ask that youioncedo to all who have served inhia department , and to noun mororeely than myself , the right to reoico in the era of prosperity in whichNebraska and Wyoming itro nowilcHsed , and which is rapidly advanc-ng Omaha to the front rank as a; rent commercial center ,Again thanking you for your cour-ray and astniring you of my regret atteiiig obliged to sunder my connec-ion with your city , I remain , veryinceroly and truly yours ,GKOHOK CUOOK ,Brigadier General ,Dealings tn Poultry.A newly inarriod man complains ofho high price of "duuka , " Ilo aayniis wife recently puid for thren ofhorn a duck of a bonnet , u duck ofdross and n duck of u parasol , [ louya Huch "dealings in poultry" willuin him ,Doano'd Donation.Doano College , Crete , has just re-eivcd a gift of 8 rt,000 from thestate of J. 0. Whitin , of Maaaachu-etta , No conditiona nro attached toho gift. A good beginning for tliofork of increasing the endowmentrhjch is to be vigorously pushed thisoar ,ECONOMY WEALTH.Ooultl MOVGS to Inorea&e Dis Pileliy Ontting Down Fxpenses ,Nnmeroua Official Changes tobe Made in Mis Weet-orn Linee.Eastern Froiglit liliioi IimuRurnton Now Fonurioun Rule ,Which CnUBoa Quito n CommotionAmong1 Merchant Shippers.Gould's Fronlm oiSpecial Dispatch to Tim lUCinoAoo , July 31. Vice PresidentHopkins , of the \Vabash roncl , wontwest , thin morning , with a view , it Issaid , of making numerous changes inthe management of Gould'n westernroads. It is reported A. A , Talmago ,general mmmgqr of the Minsouri Pacific , will retire' , and 11 M. Uo io willbo general mMingcrof the MissourPacific , Iron Mountain and Interim-tioal t Great Northern. On the Wa-bi\Hh John 0. Gixult is to bp investedwith further powers , and is again tobo maile the responsible head of thesystem. It is generally understoodthat other sweeping changes will bomade , ofliccs consolidated , and othereconomic agcncu- * como into directit. Now Rallroud Rule.pocUl Uli-intch toTnsIlKK.CniUAdo , July 31. A mooting offreight , agento of lines running castwan hold hero to-day , at which it wasdecided that hereafter shippers shouldbo charged S2 per car for loading i-rainat city elevators in addition to theregular freight eharcos , and that themen bo not furnished to load the carsat the packing hounea and stock yardsat Bririgopoit. This the roads havebeen doing for two ycara , but theynow maintain it is too heavy a tax mithem. Thia now rule , which will gointo efl'oct to-morroy , will createiiiiU [ ) a commotion among shippora ,und concerted action to defeat it isthought probablo. _ _Tbo Denver Exposition.Siiocl.il llh ) | Ui ! to Tun IlKK.Dn.NVKit , .Inly 31. All the detailsal the programme of ceremonies attending the opening of the NationalMining exposition to-morrow havebeen arranged. They embrace a ,pirado of military and oivio sociotith ,oration by Hon. W. D. Kelley , olPennsylvania , n formal starting of themachinery by Lieut. Gov. N. A. W.Tabor , president of the association ,and throwing open the gates. Mr.Kelley arrived this mor ing and wasmot at the station by a party of representative citizens and escorted teaa hotel. Exhibits are not all in placeyet and there ia some little confusionand disorder , but all will be straightened -onod out and working smoothly in afew days. _ _( 'Go ns YouSpecial Pinjin'ch to I'nr DRI.BOSTON , July 31 The ix days' 'go-aa-yru-please pedestrian match tie-gan yesterday morning. Seven thousand people witnessed the start.Buvon men started , aa follows : Harri-inan , Hughe , ' , Hart , Noromac , Du-fristio , "Old Sport" Campana' andjallaulior , of Montreal , who enteredts "Unknown. "The Hod Rlvor Country.A aorio3 of pupora on "Tho NowNorthwest , by E. V. Smalley , opensriipliicnlly in The August Century ,ivitli a description of the Dakotatvheat region , and facts , like the following , of great interest to personslooking now homes in the west :Nowhuro else in the United States ,iinlcsa it bo in the distant and littlemown valleys of eastern Oregon andWashington territory , are such largoargo cropa of wheat raised with suchunall expense and auch certainty ofiticcess year after year. The grain islown lute in the spring , as soon as thelot suns of the northern latitude haveIriod the soaked lands , and growsvith marvelous rapidity. By Augustt ia fully mature and ready for reap-ng. All the farm work ia done bynachinory , The plowman ridea uponhe aulky plow ; the grain is sownvith a drill or a broad-caster ; theRaping machines bind the sheaves ashey move ever the ground ,uul the threshers do their work inlie fielda driven by portableateam -iiigincH that burn the utraw for fuel.[ 'lie grain is hauled at once to eleva-era at the nearest railway station ,ind then the whole farm equipmentif apparatus is left standing in theiolda until needed the next year.Except on the big "bonan/a farma , "iwned and operated by capitalists , itt rare to find any shoda for implo-iionta , or , indeed , any farm-buildingsnvo a little b.iro box of a dwellinga ,.lid u rude stable of boards , aod andtraw , to shelter the horses from therinter blizzards. The rod barns ofho bonanzi farms nmko a great showpen the wild , vacant prairie , butliey are not much larger than thrifty'onnaylvania farmers , who till a hun-red acres , build to house their cropand stock.Ic is within bounds to say that , tak-ng ono year with another , a profit ofun dollars an ucro ia inudo on the Rodliver wheat-landa , after paying all ex-muses of sued , eultivntion , and mar-: eting. The great merit of this mag-lificent grain-field does not lie whollyn Ha richness , however. Its struc-uro is peculiarly favorable for therunaportation of its product to the.eaboard , Two hundred and fiftynilt'fl of rail transit bringa the liedliver wheat to Duluth at the head ofuako Superior , from whence there iavater-carriago all the way to Newfork harbor , Dakota seems to havnjeen fitted by nuturo for u vast , per- ,naiient wheat field , ' ' 'ho conditionsif climate and soil exist for producingho best grade of wheat and the larg-iat average crops harvested for auccesaion of years in the Uniteditatee , except , perhaps , WashingtonTerritory ,